On 6/21/2020 9:47 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 6/20/2020 10:10 PM, news18 wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jun 2020 18:59:48 -0700,
wrote:

On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 9:41:10 AM UTC-5,
wrote:
As I've said elsewhere and literally forever, you will
not get bicycle
commuting until you get reasonable distances to commute.


No offense intended. But that statement is not exactly a
revelation. I
commuted via bicycle for a few years. It made sense for
me because 1.
I had no other choice. And 2. It was 2 miles to work
via not too
heavily traveled roads.

Throughout my life time, there has been various reasons
for comnmuting by
bicycle. These were/are;
First reason for commuting by bicycle; it was that or walk.
Second reason for commuting by bicycle; it was quicker
than the multiple
public transport services.
Third reason for commuting by bicycle; it was cheaper than
buying and
maintaining a car.
Fourth reason for commuting by bicycle; it is cheaper to
run and maintain
than a motor vehicle.
Fifth reason that comes to mind; it can be exercise whilst
commuting and
only fools drive a car and go to gyms for there
"exercise". Saves time
and money.

I'll add a reason, although it's probably a detail regarding
your fifth reason: Riding is good for my mental health.

I noticed that on days I biked to work instead of drove the
car or rode the motorcycle, my attitude and energy were
better all day. And conversely, when weather was crappy and
I couldn't ride for long periods, I tended to get into a
funk. A few miles on the bike generally fixed that.



+1

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